KEY QUALIFICATIONS

Civil engineer with major in soil mechanics.Doctor in hydraulic engineering.Specialist in sediment transport.More than 35 years of experience in hydraulic engineering, including sediment problems, port and navigation projects and river morphology.Participated as specialist in numerous projects inland and abroad, involving sediment transport problems, siltation, scour and dredging, in some also as project manager.Many short missions on contract for Norwegian and foreign consultants and institutions.Participated in planning of projects abroad, also where own participation has not been considered.

Study of sand and ice transport in Tjorsà river, Burfell Power plant, Iceland. Field and cold room research on ice movement in rivers. Model studies on hydraulic structures in rivers. Study in field and model on river training and scour in connection with road crossing of river Laagen.

1967 - 68 Partial leave from River and Harbour Laboratory for Dr.Ing study.

Thesis: Uniform Turbidity Current Experiments.

1969 - 72 Senior Research Engineer, River and Harbour Laboratory.

Flood control study. Wind tunnel study of snow fences for road protection. Tracer study for cooling water outlet. Air bubble mixing of stratified water. Disposal of slurry from mines. Local erosion problems. Model study for Sigalda Power Plant, Iceland. Site supervision during run-in of Burfell Power Plant, Iceland, with reference to sand and ice problems.

1970 Senior hydrologist at the Norwegian River and Electricity Board, Hydrology Division.

Planning and performance of field investigations in Norwegian watercources. (Leave from River and Harbour Laboratory)

1973 Head, Section of Sediment Transport, River and Harbour Laboratory.

Planning and supervision of model and field studies in rivers, estuaries, coastal regions and offshore, in the fields of sediment transport, local scour and scour protection, stratified flow, and coastal engineering.

1981Head, Dept of Hydropower and River Engineering, Norw. Hydrodynamic Laboratories.

Administration of experimental, theoretical and specialist advising services on hydro power development, river hydraulics, sediment transport, scour and scour protection, and river ice engineering.

1974-1975 Malaysia: Feasibility study for Bintulu Deep Water Port Project. Client Norconsult. Responsible for planning of field investigations and evaluation of silting and dredging of approach channel and harbour basin. Site residence two months.

1973-1976 Nigeria: Study of the navigation channel and location of New Calabar Port, including field measurements, selection of channel route and model study. Also later evaluation for the purpose of extensing the channel capacity. Responsible for reports from field and model study, and the evaluation of maintenance dredging. Short stay in Lagos

1964-1966 Iceland: Thjorsa River, study of material transport and siltation in connection with Burfell Power Station intake. Model study in Norway. Three weeks at site in Iceland. Client: Harza Engineering.

PUBLICATIONS;

New bridge across the Laagen River near Lillehammer, VHL Bulletin, 1968.

Guidelines for the design and construction of flexible revetments incorporating geotextiles for inland waterways. Rep. Working Group 4 of Permanent Technical Committee I, PIANC, 1987. (Group member and contributor to report.)

The Role of Thermal Expansion on Ice in Forming Lake Shoreline Profiles: workshop: Hydropower in Cold Climates, Trondheim 1987.

Guidelines for the design and construction of flexible revetments in marine environment. Rep. Working Group 21 of Permanent Technical Committee II, PIANC, 1992. (Group member and contributor to report)